Dwindling Fisheries
Panama fish catch 40 percentlarger than reported
June 27, 2014
Panama’s haul of tuna, lobster, shellfish and sharks has been dramatically underreported for decades, according to a new study.
Panama’s haul of tuna, lobster, shellfish and sharks has been dramatically underreported for decades, according to a new study.
A new analysis of growth trends around the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal shows that development is putting extreme pressure on coastal ecosystems of mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs.
A binding regional accord protects the world’s largest fish in the New World tropics.
To save frogs from an extinction-causing fungus, Smithsonian scientists needed to innovate captive feeding and breeding techniques.
Drawing on 30-plus years of research in the Panama Canal Watershed, Smithsonian scientist Jefferson Hall releases an illustrated publication that will improve reforestation and help successfully restore forests with 64 species of Neotropical trees.
As part of the Smithsonian’s program to save frogs from an extinction-causing disease, the Punta Culebra Nature Center offers an exclusive glimpse at some of the amphibians we and our partner institutions are trying to save.
Individual tree species, not forest communities, respond to changes in phosphorus levels.
Now that the rainy season has started, it is the perfect time to plant trees in Panama. We offer smart, science-based advice for choosing the perfect trees for your site and helping them to grow.
Coibita Island, part of a World Heritage Site in Panama’s Pacific, is poised to become a leading research site for tropical marine biology.
Whale tracking research contributes to maritime safety and cetacean protection in Costa Rica and the Pacific